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  • Domestic Goddess
    In Love

    Domestic Goddess

    It is not a "woman" thing that drives me to cook and make my home nice.  It is a human thing.  I want our home to be a place that is peaceful and happy and full of delicious food.

  • Holiday Survival Guide: 5 Tips For Meeting the Parents
    In Love

    Holiday Survival Guide: 5 Tips For Meeting the Parents

    It’s always good to be prepared for the worst, but it probably won’t be that bad. In fact, hopefully you will not need these tips at all, and you will be braiding your loved one’s mom’s hair while talking about your favorite recipes in no time.

  • Meatless Monday
    Bobby's World

    Meatless Monday

    After more than a year of research, many conversations with others and deep thoughts with myself, I decided to stop eating meat. I woke up one morning and said, “Today is the day I stop eating meat.” Literally, that’s how it happened. Cold turkey.

  • The Politics of Thanks
    Wellness Contributor: Sally Turkovich

    The Politics of Thanks

    The jobs my husband and I have allowed us to buy this big fancy bed.  The pillows and comforter were a wedding shower gift from my generous cousins.  I'm thankful for our jobs and I'm thankful to my cousins. Instead, I should apparently be thankful to God. What's the connection, you ask?

  • Gratitude in Relationships
    Happiness Expert: Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo, Ph. D.

    Gratitude in Relationships

    So, getting to hear what your partner appreciates in you increases your desire to do it again. It also helps you feel good (appreciated and happier), which increases the likelihood that your interactions with your partner will be better.

  • The Hollywood Outsider: Thankful I’m Not Getting Sued
    Celebrity Relationships

    The Hollywood Outsider: Thankful I’m Not Getting Sued

    Typically, the first sign of a celebrity shakedown is Gloria Allred, the second sign of a celebrity shake down is backing off the instant the celebrity appears to stand up for him/herself. Mercifully in this case, we do not to have the first one, but have the second one in spades.

  • Now Is the Time For Thanks
    Family Time

    Now Is the Time For Thanks

    I have always felt my sister’s love, even through our fighting and bickering. She’s told me that she prayed to have a sister when she was a little girl and was so excited God answered her prayers when I came into the world.

  • A Holiday Poem: Twas the Morn’ of Thanksgiving
    Family Time

    A Holiday Poem: Twas the Morn’ of Thanksgiving

    Where oh where is that husband of mine?/Has he found a turkey, are we gong to dine?/At exactly 3:30, Alan comes through the door,/With two other people! He's brought two guests more?!

  • Fried for Thanksgiving
    Chef Steve Bland's Recipes for Love

    Fried for Thanksgiving

    Chill is in the air and it time to meet the family and friends for the holidays. But, what is that, you say? Exhausted all of your food options to feed your friends and loved ones?

  • Demi Moore’s Sexist Divorce
    Celebrity Relationships

    Demi Moore’s Sexist Divorce

    Though he is the cheater, Kutcher is not being lambasted by the media.  Moore is being painted by the media as the innocent victim and as the oversexed bisexual cougar.